Conference on New Card: ICT Minister Backtracked

10 years, 6 months ago - October 03, 2013

He planned to give a press conference on Thursday, October 3 to explain the government's position on the new ID card. But this morning, the Minister Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum relented ...

Faced with the protest movements against the entry into force of the new identity card, the Minister of Information Technology and Communications, Tassarajen Chedumbrum Pillay, were well explained. He had planned a press conference on Thursday, October 3. Except that his approach was not a good look for the protesters ...

These include the fact evoked a court decision is expected tomorrow, Friday, October 4, following the injunctions claimed by both groups. There was initially requested by the leader of the MSM, Jugnauth, but also the Platform No to ID . It was not that early this morning the minister changed his mind, canceling the press conference "due to the on going court proceedings."

Meanwhile, the conversion phase to acquire the new identity card continues. Faced with the mess of the first day with members of the public who came forward when they had no identity card, the authorities, however, established a new procedure. Thus, persons 18 years or older and making an application for an identity card for the first time will get only National Identity Card Centre , theRegistrar Building in Port Louis, for the record.

For people who have lost their ID card, they will get a 10 conversion centers to register for a new identity card. And from Monday, October 7, a system of appointment by telephone will be set up to respond to such requests.

The conversion center, these people will get a receipt that will allow them to get their new card within two weeks of the date of registration.

Text by lexpress.mu

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